The main focus area for this major is Electrical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Electrical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Texas Tech University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in EE, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Texas Tech was ranked #146 on College Factual's Best Schools for EE list. It is also ranked #7 in Texas.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Texas Tech paid an average of $698 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $289 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $8,683 | $20,953 |
Fees | $2,917 | $2,917 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,956 | $9,956 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,400 | $4,400 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Texas Tech in EE walked away with an average of $28,000 in student debt. That is 19% higher than the national average of $23,573.
The median early career salary of EE students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech is $76,460 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $66,265.
Texas Tech does not offer an online option for its EE bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Texas Tech Online Learning page.
Women made up around 17.3% of the EE students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 15.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in EE at Texas Tech in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 38 |
International Students | 12 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Electrical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Electrical Engineering | 75 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Chemical Engineering | 98 |
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Computer Engineering | 47 |
Environmental Engineering | 25 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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